Tag: Asia
SBP president Al Panlilio elected 2nd VP of Fiba Asia board – rezal404
SBP president Al Panlilio. MANILA, Philippines — Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio has been appointed as the 2nd Vice President of the Fiba Asia board for 2023-2027 after the Zone Assembly in Kuala Lumpur. Panlilio will be part of the board for the next five years with Dr. K. Govindraj being elected…
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PH sluggers repeat over Hong Kong to sweep East Asia Baseball Cup – rezal404
Philippine men’s baseball team. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Philippine men’s baseball team completed a sweep of the East Asia Baseball Cup after repeating over Hong Kong, 10-2, in the championship game on Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand. A six-run fourth inning coupled with the dominant pitching of veteran Romeo Jasmin propelled the Filipino batters to the championship…
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Gilas Women face tall order in Fiba Asia Cup – rezal404
Janine Pontejos gets smothered by two defenders during the Philippines’ game against Australia in the 2021 Fiba Women’s Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan. Australia won, 120-56. Photo from Fiba.com MANILA, Philippines-The Philippines will have its work cut out for itself in the Fiba Women’s Asia Cup this June. Gilas Pilipinas takes on host Australia on…
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World Cup-bound PH Blu Girls finish fourth in Softball Asia Cup – rezal404
Filipina Blu Girls. Photo from Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines’ Facebook. MANILA, Philippines-The World Cup-bound Philippine Blu Girls were handed a 10-5 loss by Chinese Taipei on Saturday to settle for a fourth place finish in the Women Softball Asia Cup in Incheon, South Korea. Despite opening the game with four runs in the…
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PH Blu Girls off to rousing start in Women Softball Asia Cup – rezal404
Filipina Blu Girls. Photo from Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines MANILA, Philippines-The Philippine Blu Girls defeated Hong Kong and host South Korea on Sunday to open their campaign in the Women Softball Asia Cup in Incheon, South Korea. The Blu Girls needed just five innings to beat Hong Kong, 7-0, before taking down South…
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Gilas 3×3 women’s team advances to Fiba Asia Cup quarters – rezal404
The Gilas Women team for the Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup. –SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The Gilas Pilipinas’ 3×3 Women’s team advanced to the Fiba Asia Cup 2023 tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. Gilas Women edged Iran, 16-13, in Pool A action behind Janine Pontejos’s nerves of steel. With Gilas leading by just one, 14-13, Pontejos sank a…
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